Glenn Miller Disc 1

On this compilation we have the original recordings of Glenn Miller split between 3 CD's

here's No 1....2 & 3 will be posted later...this is courtesy of Duke...Thanks  Duke !

Britxotica.VA

Here's a strange compilation I didn't know we Brits did Exotica !!...but its a great fun record with some great rare tracks....I should think !!

1. African Waltz......Lyn Cornell

2. Jungle Drums......Ted Heath & His Band

3. Poinciana......Allan Bruce

4. Bahama Rumba......Rawicz & Landauer

5. Follow Me......Lucille Mapp

6. Taboo......Sounds Incorporated

7. Run Joe......Nadia Cattouse

8. Street Of A Thousand Bongo's......Brian Fahey

1. Zambezi......Tony Mansell

2. Ritual Blues......Reg Owen

3. The Green Eye Of The Little Yellow God......Harry H Corbett

4. Take My Lips......Laurie Johnson & His Orchestra

5. A Night Of Adventure......Edmundo Ros

6. Cha Cha Cha Calypso......Maxine Daniels

7. Cerveza......Cherry Wainer

8. The Hat......Jerry Allen

 

    2. Jungle Drums

Ralph Hermann & The Medallion Concert Band

Here's a very unusual L/P it does evoke pictures of what the titles are all about... that is the sound effects go well with the music !...and once again the Stereo is pretty good...definatley music for listening to and not as background music !!!

                                                             Ralph Hermann      

              Ralph Hermann (February 9, 1914 – July 28, 1994) was an American composer and conductor. He also used the pseudonym Richard Hale. Hermann worked as head of the music department of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) since 1952 until his retirement in 1971.   

         4. The Teddy Bears Picnic                                

         5. In A Persian Market

The Beatles

The two posts below record the early efforts of the big band singers of the 40's & 50's so we move to 1962 1st of January to be precise to some early "Beatles".....and you can hear how much they improved in the years after Jan 1962....There is quite a lot of info about that recording date !!!"

I recon that Columbia, HMV, Pye, Philips, and Oriole would have been kicking themselves about the missed opportunity !!

The English rock band the Beatles auditioned for Decca Records at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, north London, on 1 January 1962. They were rejected by the label, who instead opted to sign a contract with Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. The audition was recorded, and five of the songs—"Searchin'", "Three Cool Cats", "The Sheik of Araby", "Like Dreamers Do" and "Hello Little Girl"—were officially released on the Beatles rarities compilation Anthology 1 in 1995.

Manager Brian Epstein met with record companies in London to secure a record contract for the Beatles and was rejected by many, including Columbia, HMV, Pye, Philips, and Oriole. After Epstein had meetings with both EMI and Decca at the start of December 1961, Decca A&R executive Mike Smith travelled to Liverpool to see the Beatles perform at the Cavern Club, and was impressed enough to ask Epstein to bring the band down to London for a test in Decca's recording studios, scheduled for 1 January 1962.

Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best arrived at the audition, formally known as a "commercial test" to be headed by Mike Smith with Decca staff, on 1 January 1962 at 10 a.m.  At the audition, the Beatles performed songs hand-picked by Epstein.

At the time, the standard procedure for a test of this type was to record between two and five songs and then quickly usher the artists out of the studio. However, the Beatles ended up recording fifteen songs, and the recording session was extended after a lunch break into the afternoon. This could suggest that, if offered a deal, their first single and perhaps others would have been taken from the resulting tape.

About a month later, Decca rejected the Beatles. The executives felt that "guitar groups are on the way out" and "the Beatles have no future in show business". Some music historians have suggested, however, that their work that day did not yet reflect their true potential, and the "guitar" comment may have been intended as a polite let down.

Sale of audition tape

The original safety master tape the group recorded at Decca's London studios was sold by auctioneers the Fame Bureau in December 2012 to a Japanese collector for £35,000. A spokesman for the auctioneers said at the time: "The tape went to a Capitol Records executive after the Beatles signed with EMI. He sold it to the current owner who was one of the top buyers for Hard Rock Cafe but it was for his own personal collection." The authenticity of the tape sold remains debatable among experts, however, as the tape of the audition contains 15 songs and the tape auctioned has only 10. Additionally, the auction recording is on Ampex tape, which was not in use in 1962. It has not been firmly ascertained if the original master tape recorded by Decca on 1 January 1962 is in the possession of the Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd.

                                     (All Info Edited From Wikipedia)

          11. September In The Rain

The Essence Of Jazz Vocals 1

Here is the first 22 tracks of Jazz Vocals that feature singers who before they entered a solo singing career sang with some famous swing & jazz bands of the day...as you can see there are some classy singers featured just at the start of their fame also featured are some of the great jazz bands so if you like the 30's & 40's Jazz Sounds have a listen to this selection !!! 

The second 22 tracks feature singers and bands from the 50's and maybe the 60's

          1. It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

          10. Georgia On My Mind

The Essence Of Jazz Vocals 2

And with a click of the fingers we have the second 22 tracks of some great singers !!

         3. Its Alright With Me

          12. This Heart Of Mine